Video Description

In this video, Michael Covel, author of the best selling
book, Trend Following, interviews Chris Ferguson and Howard Lederer
about trading and playing poker.

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Chris Ferguson,the first to be
interviewed, is a professional poker player and gambling and
lottery industry consultant, who also has a PhD in computer
science. He has won five World Series of Poker events, including
the 2000 WSOP Main Event, and the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker
Championship. His style is highly mathematical, using a strong
knowledge of game theory and developing computer simulations to
improve his understanding of the game. He also has spent time day
trading.

HowardLederer,a former chess player
and now a professional poker player
,is known as "the Poker
Professor" because of his demeanor, analytical style and long
history of wins. He believes in learning from the deep practice of
repetition and learning from mistakes. He also talks about seeing
short term in balance with long term to make quick
decisions.